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Porsche - Passenger frontal air bag may not deploy
Official notice
2 Mar 2017
Last checked
2 Mar 2017
An official NHTSA notice concerns Porsche - Passenger frontal air bag may not deploy. If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Published 2017-03-02.
What to do now
Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags, free of charge. The recall began may 15, 2017. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ah03.
Units affected
120
Recall number
AH03
Official notice
2017-03-02
The hazard
The hazard
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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Brand: Porsche. Contact: Porsche Cars North America, Inc..
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